Lumber store in the Burnett County, Wisconsin.

Bass Lake Lumber was started by Allen and Charlotte Selander. In the mid 1960's, Allen changed professions from dairy farming and began a construction company. The company was incorporated on May 3, 1967 and named Allen Selander Construction, Inc. Allen specialized in agriculture buildings and was a Berg dealer serving farmers in Burnett, Polk and Pine counties.

​In 1971, Allen and Charlotte purchased the former Bass Lake School property to store materials and better serve their customers. The property included a solid two-level brick building, a small garage, and 2 acres of land; it had not been used as a school since 1968. The property was 1/2 mile away from Allen and Charlotte's home. Shortly after purchasing the property, people stopped in wanting to purchase building materials. Orville Murphy was hired as yard manager and Bass Lake Lumber was set up as a division of Allen Selander Construction, Inc. In the 1970's, Allen was also a dealer for prefabricated home called Midwestern Homes that were factory built in Rapid City, SD.

​Throughout the 70's, Allen and Charlotte operated both the construction company and the lumberyard; each business continued to develop. The two sons, Dean and Craig, grew up working in the family businesses. 1978, Dean graduated from high school and continued full time in the construction company; Craig graduated in 1980 and followed suit. Allen passed away suddenly in December of 1980. ​
Dean took over the lumberyard management duties along with Charlotte and was elected President of the Corporation. Craig was elected VP and went on to school at Dunwoody Industrial Institute; he graduated in 1983 with a diploma in Architectural Drafting and Estimation. After graduating from Dunwoody, he returned to work at the lumberyard until 1990 when he returned to school to pursue a career in Architecture.

​Charlotte retired in 1995. Craig also returned that year to open his architect office in Grantsburg. Craig continues to assist Dean in management of the lumber yard but is not involved in the day to day activities; he does provide a design/drafting service to our customers.

In 2003, we purchased 3 acres from neighbor Doug Anderson and began a significant lumberyard expansion to improve material storage and customer service. That year, Lynn Selander-Olby joined the family business as bookkeeper and was elected Secretary/Treasurer of the Corporation.

​The former two-room Bass Lake School building that Allen, Dean and Lynn attended is still the main office. We have added over 26,000 square feet of storage to provide efficient and easy access to all building materials. We primarily serve customers and a number of contractors within a 60 mile radius of the lumberyard. We look forward to meeting and assisting you with all your building needs.